Yup.... she owns!!.... but it's not hard considering the fact that the 4 guys she lives with are glam rock pansies.... But I still love it when she goes berserk on them for stealing their food or "shining" too much.

I like:Risa from Lovely Complex -one of the few ordinary girls and ordinary circumstances, and carries the entire manga well, plus great development and she feels realistic

Haruhi Ouran High School Host Club -how is she not already listed? the deadpan is awesome, but balanced nicely with her romantic cluelessness/innocence

and actually, just picked up Hana Yori Dango and had expected to hate it and was pleasantly surprised by the heroine Tsukushi. She can be annoying at lots of parts, but reads pretty true, though occasionally too sparkly

oh and Nodame Nodame Cantabile 'cause she's zany and awesome and really cares about her music